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• Auction House:
  Shapiro Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Contemporary African and Tribal Art From the Collection of Ray Hughes
• Sale Date:
  08 Dec 2019 ~ 2pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  28
• Lot Description:
  Lwalwa Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  wood and fibre, on stand
  height 30 cm
• Provenance:
  The Estate of Ray Hughes
• Notes:
  The Lwalwa people is a small ethnic group from Belgian Congo. This mask exhibits a typical cubistic design for which the Lwalwa are renowned. As William Rubin has remarked, ëLwalwa masks bear an affinity with the dramatic profiles and sculptural solidity of Pablo Picassoís busts of the 1930s'
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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